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In the second Journal Club the crew discusses a set of articles related to sudden cardiac arrest resuscitation, implementation of the 2005 Emergency Cardiac Care Guidelines, and the concept of a Resuscitation specialty centers. The articles discussed:

Randomized controlled trial of IV vs no IV
Presented by Greg Friese

Observational study of cardiac arrest survival rates in various locales based on the ROC data
Presented by Tim Noonan

Commentary discussing the use of “resuscitation centres” similar to “trauma centres”
Presented by Blair Bigham

A look at the 2005 guideline implementation and uptake and adherence to these guidelines
Presented by Rob Theriault

Featuring:
Blair Bigham
Buck Feris
Greg Friese
Tim Noonan
Rob Theriault
Bill Toon

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This week we discuss the following articles in our first ever Journal Club:

Is Mechanism of Injury Alone in the Prehospital Setting a Predictor of Major Trauma – A Review of the Literature’
Author: Malcolm J Boyle
and
‘Is Mechanism of Injury Alone A Useful Predictor of Major Trauma?’
Authors: Boyle, Smith, Archer
Presented by Greg Friese

‘Mechanism of Injury Predicts Patient Mortality and Impairment After Blunt Trauma’
Authors: Haider, Chang, Haut, Cornwell, Efron
Presented by Rob Theriault

Prehospital Prediction of the Severity of Blunt Anatomic Injury
Authors: Mulholland, Cameron, Gabbe, Williamson, Young, Smith, and Bernard
Presented by Rob Theriault

Featuring:
Chris Montera
Greg Friese
Rob Theriault
Blair Bigham